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PC 01-03-00MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION ~ REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL ~ REGULAR MEETING Monday, January 3, 2000 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At 5:30 p.m. Mayor Statton called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge 0f Allegiance. ROLL CALL City Council members present: Mayor John Statton, Vice-Mayor Sandra James, and Council members Don Bumett, Michael Chang, and Richard Lowenthal. Council members absent: None. Planning Commission members present: Chairperson David Doyle and Commissioners Charles Corr, Andrea Harris, Patrick Kwok, and Jerry Stevens. Staff present: City Manager Don Brown, City Attorney Charles Kilian, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood, Community Development Director Steve Piasecki, Parks and Recreation Director Steve Dowling, Public Information Officer Donna Krey; Public Works Director Bert Viskovich, and City Clerk Kimberly Smith. WORK SESSION - CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION Joint session with the City Council and Planning Commission regarding a conceptual land use plan for properties surrounding the Four Seasons Comer, located at the southeast comer of Stevens Creek and De Anza Boulevards. Community Development Director Piasecki said that Pegasus Development Company and Kimpton Hotels prepared a conceptual development plan for a mixed use residential and hotel project next to the Four Seasons Comer in the city center development. It will consist of a 200- unit apartment building over a parking structure with ground floor retail, a hotel with approximately 200 rooms, a ground-floor dinner house restaurant, and the complete renovation of the Four Seasons Comer open space into a community gathering space. The two adjacent sites equal approximately three acres in all. The purpose of this meeting is to acquaint the Planning Commission with the conceptual proposal, which has already been reviewed by the city council. On Dec. 6 the city council authorized an application to amend the general plan height limits and the land-use plan height limits for the Stevens Creek specific plan to accommodate this particular development. Mr. John Moss, representing Pegasus Development, said his company's philosophy is to develop, manage, and own real estate over the long-term. They are the original developers of the Cupertino City Center, which began in the 1980s. He said the one component of this project would be a first-class, 4-star hotel with a restaurant, meeting space, and outdoor dining. The other components include a beautifully-designed city open space, an active retail plan for the border of the park, and a Class-A residential January 3, 2000 Cupertino City Council And Planning Commission Pag~ 4 in the process at this point, but it is part of a new process to provide input to the developers from the beginning. She complimented Pegasus and Kimpton for working closely with the committee and said they have been very responsive. The things she liked about the project were the quality, its location in the middle of the city, the boutique hotel. The Council is passionate about a walkable community, so she not opposed to removing traffic from the perimeter of the open space. Lowenthal said he was very excited about the quality of the project and it will be a fundamental improvement to the community. The preservation of the open space area is very important. The housing component is important to the city, and although he didn't like tall buildings, the city does need housing density, and the retail will make that comer a vital and interesting place. He would like to see more details as the project is developed, to see how it fits in with the community, particularly some specifics about the retail and open space uses. He suggested that the city integrate other comers of the intersection in some way. He asked that Pegasus investigate the program allows teachers to move into apartments without last month's rent and cleaning deposit. Statton said these are both winning proposals, and urged the developers to work closely with the city, particularly if it would be possible to bring a bookstore into the retail space. ADJOURNMENT At 7:10 p.m. the City Council recessed and the Planning Commission adjourned.